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37,661 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to illness in East Flanders, protests in Tunis (Tunisia) and arrests in Uganda. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 62 in 100 of its 399 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Belgium

247 of its 399 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. East Flanders accounted for 236 of Belgium's 247 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Poisoning was named in 211 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → East Flanders stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

120 of its 182 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Tunis accounted for 112 of Tunisia's 120 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 108 of Tunis' 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

158 of its 254 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

693 of its 874 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Ghazni accounted for 440 of Afghanistan's 693 stories about harm, carried by 681 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Ghazni stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

47 of its 71 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Tripoli accounted for 35 of Libya's 47 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (33 stories). Drownings were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 61 of Yemen's 110 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Polio was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nicaragua

104 of its 115 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Colombia

107 of its 210 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

222 of its 681 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

123 of its 272 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 27 of Caracas' 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Measles was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Libya (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Malawi (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (106 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 Nov. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 37,661 stories about harm among 198,008 counted on 27 Nov.

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Belgium's news was 62% about people being harmed, against a usual 16%. of the day's 198,008 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Mentions of poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Belgium's news. On 27 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua90 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 435 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 874 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Congo76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Biloxi US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Washington US240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1507 Tijuana Mexico167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Riyadh Saudi Arabia135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Mississippi US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBarbourville, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 29 outletsOklahoma, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsCambridge, UK -- rights & justice: 151 stories, carried by 204 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 57 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 27 outletsHyderabad, India -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 26 outletsExeter, UK -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 71 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Barbados warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nicaragua warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Barbourville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Oklahoma US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Cambridge UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 151 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,550 stories · about as usual Health25% 9,168 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents19% 6,953 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 5,269 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,237 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,184 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,004 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 577 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed10,723 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests5,124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,407 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill515 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations147 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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